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Benny’s Top Resources for Learning French

I’m a firm believer that the best way to learn French is to invest in your language learning – that could be travelling to a French speaking country to get full immersion, spending quality time studying French, and picking up a world class French course.

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Here are my favourite French courses and resources:

The #Add1Challenge – Have a 15 Minute Conversation in French after just 90 Days

With the Add1Challenge you’ll learn a new language to conversational level in 3 months – and it’s very popular with French learners. At the end of the challenge, you’ll be ready to have a 15 minute conversation in French with a native speaker.

Benny's #1 French Course

FrenchPod101 is my favourite French course, especially for developing my listening skills. It’s also a top pick among the Fluent in 3 Months team.

With FrenchPod101, you start by selecting your level, and the audio course adjusts to you, getting gradually more complex as you progress. It goes right from absolute beginner to intermediate and advanced levels.

Benny’s Top 3 French Resources

FrenchPod101is my favourite French course – and it covers all levels from absolute beginner to intermediate and advanced French.

Mimic Method Frenchhelps you master the “sound system” of French, so you’ll improve your pronunciation and sound more like a native speaker. We all learn our first language through sound, so why not learn French through sound too?

Why French is Easyis my in-depth language hacker’s guide to French. It’s not a course, rather it will give tips and hacks so you can learn French faster and smarter.

Start Speaking French – My Courses for French Learners

Conversation Countdown – Have your first conversation in French in just seven days. This is one of my most popular courses, and with good reason, because you’ll get results fast.

Language Hacking French is my French course for beginners published with Teach Yourself, that will get you speaking French from day one.

The Add1Challenge is a big hit with French learners. At the end of the 90 day challenge, you’ll be ready to have a 15 minute conversation in French with a native speaker.

Confident French Pronunciation

Mimic Method Frenchhelps you master the “sound system” of French, so you’ll improve your pronunciation and sound more like a native speaker. We all learn our first language through sound, so why not learn French through sound too? With the Mimic Method, you'll learn to “see the matrix” of all human sounds, making you a better all-round language learner.

Forvolets you find out how any French word is pronounced. Just type the word you’re looking for into the Forvo search bar in French, and you’ll hear it spoken by a native speaker.

Get a French Tutor – Have Real Conversations in French

Italki: The best way to learn a language is to speak from day one. That’s why I love italki — because it means you can find an affordable French tutor for on-to-one lessons, and start speaking right away.

French Vocabulary and Grammar

Glossika uses audio repetition training with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make sure you're learning French at the pace that feels right for you. I especially like Glossika's focus on listening and speaking. You get to watch your fluency progress live with each audio “rep”.

MOSALingua uses audio flashcards to teach you French, from absolute beginner to advanced level. The MOSA Learning® method is based on principles of cognitive science, so you can learn Spanish faster and smarter.

Wordreference is dictionary with a difference, as all words include a discussion thread about their subtle meanings.

Resources for Intermediate and Advanced French Learners

LingQ immerses you in a world of compelling French content – with 1000s of hours of French podcasts, audiobooks, interviews, courses and more. Then anytime you come across a word you don't know, you can save it for review using LingQ's SRS learning tools.

Clozemaster Pro answers the question: what's the next step after Duolingo? Clozemaster helps you rapidly expand your vocabulary by learning French in context. You’ll use the Cloze method to fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in French. The sentences you’ll learn are much more relevant to the real world than those you’ll learn on Duolingo.

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